[Techtalk] looking for a good text editor

[Rebecca J. Walter]

On Thu, 2002-03-14 at 18:40, Jenn Vesperman wrote:
> On Fri, 2002-03-15 at 02:06, Davis, Jennifer wrote:
> > Hi:
> > 
> > 	I started using kedit or something recently, and it is great as I am
> > learning to program C++, and I find so many bugs and errors in my code then
> > things are highlighted.  However, I am now looking for a console text editor
> > with highlighting.  When I code from work, I use telnet and the highlighting
> > would save me effort & time.
> 
> I know vim does text highlighting, because I use it!
> 
> The command to turn it on is 'syn on' (short for 'syntax highlighting
> on'). vim expects a standard file extension on the file, to tell it what
> sort of highlighting to use.
> 

I think emacs does too.  Althouhg I'm not sure how much color and stuff
it has in console mode.  Usually it opens a window in my X with my
custom configured background and stuff.
So you can always check that too.  Remember, vi vs. emacs is not a war,
it is a matter of preference. :